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The Soul of Traditional Arts: A Conversation with Master Calligrapher Bahman Panahi

The Soul of Traditional Arts: A Conversation with Master Calligrapher Bahman Panahi

My teachers have taught me that success in calligraphy is absolutely related and connected to their being, soul and character. So, it was a very important lesson for me to work on myself and then my art. Because the art in any domain, if it not the real reflection of the artist, cannot communicate and transfer to the audience’s souls or to other arts.

 

Six things to know about Turkish master Hasan Çelebi

Six things to know about Turkish master Hasan Çelebi

Hasan Celebi is by far the most distinguished representative of the art of Islamic Calligraphy in modern times. A student of the last representative of Ottoman school of calligraphy, Hamid Aytac, he is our current link to the tradition of Arabic calligraphy.